Tarot Cards on Dark Shadows

[Nelson Collins]

Cruising through ebay today, I saw a set of Tarot Cards described as the one used by several characters in DS.  I actually recognize some of them from when Natalie was reading them in 1795.

So, a couple of questions ....

1) Has anyone gotten a set?

2) There is one episode in 1795 (it escapes me at the moment) where Natalie draws a card that is not a traditional card.  A friend of mine told me about it and I tried looking for it last time I watch that storyline and could not find.  Can anyone help?

Many thanks!

[Gothick]

She draws one in her first episode of 1795 that she calls "the Wicked Woman" but there is no such card in the Tarot.

I know it's just trying to make excuses for poor research by the DS writers, but my theory is that "the Wicked Woman" is Natalie's name for one of the traditional cards in the old Marseilles deck.  I think on DS they used the Swiss JJ deck (so called because it has Jupiter and Juno instead of the Emperor and Empress) which technically was not printed until, I think, 1808?  but again, perhaps the Countess had a friend who get hold of an early version of that deck for her.

I'm sure that's far more than you wanted to know on this topic!

G.

[Nelson Collins]

I'm sure that's far more than you wanted to know on this topic!

On the contrary!  I'm rather fond of Tarot lore.  hmm, I wonder which (witch?) card Natalie might have been looking at?

[Gothick]

Well, one possibility would be the Queen of Swords.  I can see how a female aristocrat of the late 18th century raised in the Roman Catholic faith might regard such a woman with deep suspicion.  Just a shot in the dark from me, though.

G.